diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index 78e53b4..e7a46b0 100755
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -144,6 +144,18 @@
         cls.resource_types_client = cls.os.resource_types_client
         cls.schemas_client = cls.os.schemas_client
 
+    def create_namespace(cls, namespace_name=None, visibility='public',
+                         description='Tempest', protected=False,
+                         **kwargs):
+        if not namespace_name:
+            namespace_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-ns')
+        kwargs.setdefault('display_name', namespace_name)
+        namespace = cls.namespaces_client.create_namespace(
+            namespace=namespace_name, visibility=visibility,
+            description=description, protected=protected, **kwargs)
+        cls.addCleanup(cls.namespaces_client.delete_namespace, namespace_name)
+        return namespace
+
 
 class BaseV2MemberImageTest(BaseV2ImageTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5143a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.image import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class MetadataResourceTypesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+    """Test the Metadata definition ressource types basic functionality"""
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('6f358a4e-5ef0-11e6-a795-080027d0d606')
+    def test_basic_meta_def_resource_type_association(self):
+        # Get the available resource types and use one resource_type
+        body = self.resource_types_client.list_resource_types()
+        resource_name = body['resource_types'][0]['name']
+        # Create a namespace
+        namespace = self.create_namespace()
+        # Create resource type association
+        body = self.resource_types_client.create_resource_type_association(
+            namespace['namespace'], name=resource_name)
+        self.assertEqual(body['name'], resource_name)
+        # NOTE(raiesmh08): Here intentionally I have not added addcleanup
+        # method for resource type dissociation because its a metadata add and
+        # being cleaned as soon as namespace is cleaned at test case level.
+        # When namespace cleans, resource type associaion will automatically
+        # clean without any error or dependency.
+
+        # List resource type associations and validate creation
+        rs_type_associations = [
+            rs_type_association['name'] for rs_type_association in
+            self.resource_types_client.list_resource_type_association(
+                namespace['namespace'])['resource_type_associations']]
+        self.assertIn(resource_name, rs_type_associations)
+        # Delete resource type association
+        self.resource_types_client.delete_resource_type_association(
+            namespace['namespace'], resource_name)
+        # List resource type associations and validate deletion
+        rs_type_associations = [
+            rs_type_association['name'] for rs_type_association in
+            self.resource_types_client.list_resource_type_association(
+                namespace['namespace'])['resource_type_associations']]
+        self.assertNotIn(resource_name, rs_type_associations)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/resource_types_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/resource_types_client.py
index 1349c63..8f2a977 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/resource_types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/resource_types_client.py
@@ -22,8 +22,54 @@
     api_version = "v2"
 
     def list_resource_types(self):
+        """Lists all resource types.
+
+         Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                               api-ref/image/v2/metadefs-index.html?expanded=#
+                               list-resource-types
+         """
         url = 'metadefs/resource_types'
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def create_resource_type_association(self, namespace_id, **kwargs):
+        """Creates a resource type association in given namespace.
+
+         Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                               api-ref/image/v2/metadefs-index.html?expanded=#
+                               create-resource-type-association
+         """
+        url = 'metadefs/namespaces/%s/resource_types' % namespace_id
+        data = json.dumps(kwargs)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, data)
+        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def list_resource_type_association(self, namespace_id):
+        """Lists resource type associations in given namespace.
+
+         Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                               api-ref/image/v2/metadefs-index.html?expanded=#
+                               list-resource-type-associations
+         """
+        url = 'metadefs/namespaces/%s/resource_types' % namespace_id
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def delete_resource_type_association(self, namespace_id, resource_name):
+        """Removes resource type association in given namespace.
+
+         Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                               api-ref/image/v2/metadefs-index.html?expanded=#
+                               remove-resource-type-association
+         """
+        url = 'metadefs/namespaces/%s/resource_types/%s' % (namespace_id,
+                                                            resource_name)
+        resp, _ = self.delete(url)
+        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)